Post by petrolino on Dec 18, 2022 1:50:07 GMT
đ„ Jodie Foster : 'Scorpion En Hausse' đŠ
With Kay Lenz, (possibly) Colleen Camp, Dirk Benedict, and Steve Railsback celebrating 50 years in film in 2022, and Robert Duvall and Tom Skerritt marking a whopping 60 years in film, how about a performer celebrating 50 years in film this year who turned 60 years of age just last month? That's right, it's Jodie Foster!
"Since sheâs turned to directing, Jodie Foster does even less interviews these days than she did as an actress. But in honor of Taxi Driverâs 40th anniversary, the press-shy actress turned filmmaker has spoken candidly about her memories of working on the gritty Martin Scorsese drama as a kid, and what it was like playing an underage prostitute opposite an actor as famously intense as De Niro, in the role that earned her her first Oscar nomination.
âHe called my mom about the part, and she thought he was crazy,â Foster says of the filmmaker. âBut I went in to meet him for an interview. My mom thought, with my school uniform on, there was no way heâd think I was right for it. But he said yes, and she trusted him.â
âPart of the deal was that any scenes that felt uncomfortable sexually, they would have an adult be a stand-in,â says Foster. âSo my sister Connie, who was over 18, stood in for a couple of over-the-shoulder shots.â
Foster had acted previously, and says that she assumed this film would be like her other jobs, but quickly realized otherwiseânot just because of the scriptâs subject matter but because of the method preparation De Niro preferred.
âRobert De Niro and I had a bunch of outings, where he took me to different diners around town and walked through the script with me,â she says of their character prep. âAfter the first time, I was completely bored. Robert was pretty socially awkward then and was pretty much in character, which was his process. I think I rolled my eyes at times because he really was awkward. But in those few outings, he really helped me understand improvisation and building a character in a way that was almost nonverbal.â
Paul Schrader, who wrote the film, said that during preproduction, he stumbled upon a young woman (Garth Avery) who reminded him very much of Iris, the character Foster played, and invited her to have breakfast with him and Scorsese. Says Schrader, âWe watched her pour sugar on top of her jam, the way she talked, and a lot of that is in the diner scene in the movie.â
Foster met her as well, and even acted alongside her.
âShe plays the girl who stands next to me in the street in the movie,â Foster says. âI talked to her a little bit, but they were more interested in her mannerisms, how she dressed and walked. I hated my costumes, though. At the fitting, I was sniffing back tears because I had to wear those dumb shorts, platform shoes and halter tops. It was everything I hated. I was a tomboy who wore knee socks. But I got over it.â
âHe called my mom about the part, and she thought he was crazy,â Foster says of the filmmaker. âBut I went in to meet him for an interview. My mom thought, with my school uniform on, there was no way heâd think I was right for it. But he said yes, and she trusted him.â
âPart of the deal was that any scenes that felt uncomfortable sexually, they would have an adult be a stand-in,â says Foster. âSo my sister Connie, who was over 18, stood in for a couple of over-the-shoulder shots.â
Foster had acted previously, and says that she assumed this film would be like her other jobs, but quickly realized otherwiseânot just because of the scriptâs subject matter but because of the method preparation De Niro preferred.
âRobert De Niro and I had a bunch of outings, where he took me to different diners around town and walked through the script with me,â she says of their character prep. âAfter the first time, I was completely bored. Robert was pretty socially awkward then and was pretty much in character, which was his process. I think I rolled my eyes at times because he really was awkward. But in those few outings, he really helped me understand improvisation and building a character in a way that was almost nonverbal.â
Paul Schrader, who wrote the film, said that during preproduction, he stumbled upon a young woman (Garth Avery) who reminded him very much of Iris, the character Foster played, and invited her to have breakfast with him and Scorsese. Says Schrader, âWe watched her pour sugar on top of her jam, the way she talked, and a lot of that is in the diner scene in the movie.â
Foster met her as well, and even acted alongside her.
âShe plays the girl who stands next to me in the street in the movie,â Foster says. âI talked to her a little bit, but they were more interested in her mannerisms, how she dressed and walked. I hated my costumes, though. At the fitting, I was sniffing back tears because I had to wear those dumb shorts, platform shoes and halter tops. It was everything I hated. I was a tomboy who wore knee socks. But I got over it.â
- Julie Miller, Vanity Fair (article published April 7, 2016)
Jodie Foster & Robert De Niro attend the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France to promote 'Taxi Driver' in 1976
Jodie Foster was born on November 19, 1962 in Los Angeles, California, in the United States of America. In the late 1960s, she became one of the hardest working child performers in show business. She appeared on a number of television shows and received valuable training at Disney Studios where she appeared in a string of productions.
âBeing in your 50s is a transitional period for actors â youâre not old enough to play the old characters and not young enough to play the young ones, so I felt like, OK, this is my time to direct.â
- Jodie Foster speaking in 2018, The Guardian
Jodie Foster & Nastassja Kinski during a break filming 'The Hotel New Hamsphire' in 1983 in Quebec, Canada
50 years ago, Jodie Foster was attacked by a playful lion which carried her in its mouth, leaving her severely scarred. She is a supporter of animal rights and a friend to all cats, despite this unfortunate experience (which was no fault of the lion whom she continued to work with upon her return to filming).
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đ„ Filmography (pictured with June Lockhart, Jack Nicholson & Ozzy Osbourne) đ„§
1970s
'Napoleon And Samantha' (1972 - Bernard McEveety) / Samantha
'Kansas City Bomber' (1972 - Jerrold Freedman) / Rita
'Tom Sawyer' (1973 - Don Taylor) / Becky Thatcher
'One Little Indian' (1973 - Bernard McEveety) / Martha McIver
'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore' (1974 - Martin Scorsese) / Audrey
'Taxi Driver' (1976 - Martin Scorsese) / Iris 'Easy' Steensma
'One Little Indian' (1973 - Bernard McEveety) / Martha McIver
'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore' (1974 - Martin Scorsese) / Audrey
'Taxi Driver' (1976 - Martin Scorsese) / Iris 'Easy' Steensma
'Echoes Of A Summer' (1976 - Don Taylor) / Deirdre Striden
'Bugsy Malone' (1976 - Alan Parker) / Tallulah
'The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane' (1976 - Nicolas Gessner) / Rynn Jacobs
'Freaky Friday' (1976 - Gary Nelson) / Annabel Andrews ~ Ellen Andrews
'Stop Calling Me, Baby' (1977 - Eric Le Hung) / Isabelle Tristan
'Beach House' (1977 - Sergio Citti) / Teresina Fedeli
'Candleshoe' (1977 - Norman Tokar) / Casey Brown
'The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane' (1976 - Nicolas Gessner) / Rynn Jacobs
'Freaky Friday' (1976 - Gary Nelson) / Annabel Andrews ~ Ellen Andrews
'Stop Calling Me, Baby' (1977 - Eric Le Hung) / Isabelle Tristan
'Beach House' (1977 - Sergio Citti) / Teresina Fedeli
'Candleshoe' (1977 - Norman Tokar) / Casey Brown
L'Interview
1980s
'Foxes' (1980 - Adrian Lyne) / Jeanie
'Carny' (1980 - Robert Kaylor) / Donna
'O'Hara's Wife' (1982 - William Bartman) / Barbara O'Hara
'Svengali' (1983 - Anthony Harvey) / Zoe Alexander
'The Hotel New Hampshire' (1984 - Tony Richardson) / Frannie Berry
'The Blood Of Others' (1984 - Claude Chabrol) / HĂ©lĂšne Bertrand
'Mesmerized' (1986 - Michael Laughlin) / Victoria Thompson
'Five Corners' (1987 - Tony Bill) / Linda
'Siesta' (1987 - Mary Lambert) / Nancy
'Stealing Home' (1988 - Steven Kampmann & William Porter) / Katie Chandler
'The Accused' (1988 - Jonathan Kaplan) / Sarah Tobias
'Mesmerized' (1986 - Michael Laughlin) / Victoria Thompson
'Five Corners' (1987 - Tony Bill) / Linda
'Siesta' (1987 - Mary Lambert) / Nancy
'Stealing Home' (1988 - Steven Kampmann & William Porter) / Katie Chandler
'The Accused' (1988 - Jonathan Kaplan) / Sarah Tobias
L'Intervista
1990s
'Catchfire' (1990 - Dennis Hopper) / Anne Benton
'The Silence Of The Lambs' (1991 - Jonathan Demme) / Clarice Starling
'Little Man Tate' (1991 - Jodie Foster) / Dede Tate
'Shadows and Fog' (1991 - Woody Allen) / Prostitute
'Catchfire' (1990 - Dennis Hopper) / Anne Benton
'The Silence Of The Lambs' (1991 - Jonathan Demme) / Clarice Starling
'Little Man Tate' (1991 - Jodie Foster) / Dede Tate
'Shadows and Fog' (1991 - Woody Allen) / Prostitute
'Sommersby' (1993 - Jon Amiel) / Laurel Sommersby
'Maverick' (1994 - Richard Donner) / Mrs. Annabelle Bransford
'Nell' (1994 - Michael Apted) / Nell Kellty
'Contact' (1997 - Robert Zemeckis) / Dr. Eleanor Arroway
'Anna And The King' (1999 - Andy Tennant) / Anna Leonowens
'Nell' (1994 - Michael Apted) / Nell Kellty
'Contact' (1997 - Robert Zemeckis) / Dr. Eleanor Arroway
'Anna And The King' (1999 - Andy Tennant) / Anna Leonowens
The Interview
2000s
'The Dangerous Lives Of Altar Boys' (2002 - Peter Care) / Sister Assumpta)
'Panic Room' (2002 - David Fincher) / Meg Altman
'The Dangerous Lives Of Altar Boys' (2002 - Peter Care) / Sister Assumpta)
'Panic Room' (2002 - David Fincher) / Meg Altman
'Abby Singer' (2003 - Ryan Williams) / Jodie Foster
'A Very Long Engagement' (2004 - Jean-Pierre Jeunet) / Elodie Gordes
'Flightplan' (2005 - Robert Schwentke / Kyle Pratt
'Inside Man' (2006 - Spike Lee) / Madeline White
'The Brave One' (2007 - Neil Jordan) / Erica Bain
'Nim's Island' (2008 - Jennifer Flackett & Mark Levin) / Alexandra Rover
'Inside Man' (2006 - Spike Lee) / Madeline White
'The Brave One' (2007 - Neil Jordan) / Erica Bain
'Nim's Island' (2008 - Jennifer Flackett & Mark Levin) / Alexandra Rover
Interview Suite : Jodie Foster speaks with Edith Bowman at the British Film Institute in 2017
2010s
'The Beaver' (2011 - Jodie Foster) / Meredith Black
'Carnage' (2011 - Roman Polanski) / Penelope Longstreet
'Elysium' (2013 - Neill Blomkamp) / Secretary Of Defense
'Hotel Artemis' (2018 - Drew Pearce) / Jean Thomas {The Nurse}
'The Fisherman And His Wife' - Van Dyke Parks (audio book narrated by Jodie Foster)
2020s
'The Mauritanian' (2021 - Kevin Macdonald)
Kelly McGillis, Jonathan Kaplan & Jodie Foster shooting 'The Accused'
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đ„ RETRO SECTION (pictured at film festival in Deauville, France in 1984) đ
Excerpt from 'Meet Jodie Foster, The New Femme Fatale' by Andy Warhol, Catherine Guinness and Adrian Rapazzini
( : interview recorded Sunday, November 28, 1976, 1 P.M. at Café Pierre, Hotel Pierre, Fifth Avenue and East 61st Street, New York - published in 'Andy Warhol's Interview' : )
WARHOL: We ran into Ingrid Bergman coming in here. It was so exciting.
BRANDY FOSTER: Her daughter Pia Lindstrom interviewed Jodie the last time she was here.
JODIE FOSTER: Itâs funny. Iâve been in the business a long time but no matter who I see I always get excited and star-struck. I was sitting next to Henry Winkler and I went crazy.
BRANDY FOSTER: He came out to California to just do one segment of Happy Days and Jodie was testing for the Paper Moon pilot. He came over to the table and we didnât know who he was.
JODIE FOSTER: I got to meet Laverne and Shirley, Juan EpsteinâŠ
CATHERINE GUINNESS: Have you met Starsky and Hutch?
JODIE FOSTER: Not yet. Everybodyâs crazy about them. Iâm not. Everybody likes Starsky a lot better than Hutch, but I like Hutch a lot better than Starsky.
WARHOL: So when are you going to get married?
JODIE FOSTER: Never, I hope. Itâs got to be boringâhaving to share a bathroom with someone.
WARHOL: Gee, we believe the same things. Iâm married to my dog. Thatâs what you should do.
JODIE FOSTER: Doesnât he dribble all over the place?
GUINNESS: Thatâs the terrible thing about dogs.
JODIE FOSTER: Only certain kinds, though.
GUINNESS: The big ones, with a lot of fur and the dribble hangs⊠ooh, we better order quickly before weâre put off completely.
JODIE FOSTER: Iâm not very hungry.
WARHOL: Youâre not going to eat? Youâve got to. Thatâs our interview. I donât know what to ask.
JODIE FOSTER: Strawberry shortcake? Thatâs supposed to show your personality?
WARHOL: No, itâs just that I never do my homework.
GUINNESS: Funnily enough, it happens that I have. I saw Echoes of a Summer, Bugsy Malone, and Taxi Driver.
JODIE FOSTER: All in one day?
GUINNESS: Of course. When you saw Echoes of a Summer, did you cry?
JODIE FOSTER: No, but I cried during the dailies. Did you like it?
GUINNESS: I cried from beginning to end. I canât help it. If itâs a tear-jerker, Iâll be jerked.
BRANDY FOSTER: Her daughter Pia Lindstrom interviewed Jodie the last time she was here.
JODIE FOSTER: Itâs funny. Iâve been in the business a long time but no matter who I see I always get excited and star-struck. I was sitting next to Henry Winkler and I went crazy.
BRANDY FOSTER: He came out to California to just do one segment of Happy Days and Jodie was testing for the Paper Moon pilot. He came over to the table and we didnât know who he was.
JODIE FOSTER: I got to meet Laverne and Shirley, Juan EpsteinâŠ
CATHERINE GUINNESS: Have you met Starsky and Hutch?
JODIE FOSTER: Not yet. Everybodyâs crazy about them. Iâm not. Everybody likes Starsky a lot better than Hutch, but I like Hutch a lot better than Starsky.
WARHOL: So when are you going to get married?
JODIE FOSTER: Never, I hope. Itâs got to be boringâhaving to share a bathroom with someone.
WARHOL: Gee, we believe the same things. Iâm married to my dog. Thatâs what you should do.
JODIE FOSTER: Doesnât he dribble all over the place?
GUINNESS: Thatâs the terrible thing about dogs.
JODIE FOSTER: Only certain kinds, though.
GUINNESS: The big ones, with a lot of fur and the dribble hangs⊠ooh, we better order quickly before weâre put off completely.
JODIE FOSTER: Iâm not very hungry.
WARHOL: Youâre not going to eat? Youâve got to. Thatâs our interview. I donât know what to ask.
JODIE FOSTER: Strawberry shortcake? Thatâs supposed to show your personality?
WARHOL: No, itâs just that I never do my homework.
GUINNESS: Funnily enough, it happens that I have. I saw Echoes of a Summer, Bugsy Malone, and Taxi Driver.
JODIE FOSTER: All in one day?
GUINNESS: Of course. When you saw Echoes of a Summer, did you cry?
JODIE FOSTER: No, but I cried during the dailies. Did you like it?
GUINNESS: I cried from beginning to end. I canât help it. If itâs a tear-jerker, Iâll be jerked.
WARHOL: What are you doing next?
JODIE FOSTER: I donât know. Iâm reading. Right now, itâs just like going to school.
BRANDY FOSTER: Sheâs just worked five months on a film.
JODIE FOSTER: Itâs DisneyâCandleshoot with David Niven.
RANDY FOSTER: Prior to that she did Tricky Friday [Freak Friday] with Barbara Harris. She had three weeks between the two films.
WARHOL: Who do you play in Candleshoot?
JODIE FOSTER: A very delinquent kid. I get kidnapped by Davdi Niven to portray the long-lost granddaughter of Helen Hayes. Thereâs a big treasure involved. Itâs going to be a good picture.
GUINNESS: Is David Niven funny?
JODIE FOSTER: Marvelousâthe stories he can tell!
JODIE FOSTER: I donât know. Iâm reading. Right now, itâs just like going to school.
BRANDY FOSTER: Sheâs just worked five months on a film.
JODIE FOSTER: Itâs DisneyâCandleshoot with David Niven.
RANDY FOSTER: Prior to that she did Tricky Friday [Freak Friday] with Barbara Harris. She had three weeks between the two films.
WARHOL: Who do you play in Candleshoot?
JODIE FOSTER: A very delinquent kid. I get kidnapped by Davdi Niven to portray the long-lost granddaughter of Helen Hayes. Thereâs a big treasure involved. Itâs going to be a good picture.
GUINNESS: Is David Niven funny?
JODIE FOSTER: Marvelousâthe stories he can tell!
BRANDY FOSTER: So then she was in Paris for 10 days. She loops a picture thatâs going to be released there. Sheâs the first American actress toâŠ
JODIE FOSTER: Iâm already full and I havenât eaten anything.
BRANDY FOSTER: Sheâs the first American actress to do her own looping, other than Jane Fonda.
WARHOL: âHorror loopingâ?
BRANDY FOSTER: âHer ownâ French looping.
JODIE FOSTER: Dubbing. I was there with ElĂ©onore Hirtâterrific name, isnât it? Sheâs married to Michel Piccoli.
WARHOL: How did you get the great frog accent?
JODIE FOSTER: Mon dieu, I donât know. I go to a French lycĂ©e. Itâs great, man. All the teachers are like 21 or 22 and have long hair and beards and everything. Being in this school, you donât have to do anything.
JODIE FOSTER: Iâm already full and I havenât eaten anything.
BRANDY FOSTER: Sheâs the first American actress to do her own looping, other than Jane Fonda.
WARHOL: âHorror loopingâ?
BRANDY FOSTER: âHer ownâ French looping.
JODIE FOSTER: Dubbing. I was there with ElĂ©onore Hirtâterrific name, isnât it? Sheâs married to Michel Piccoli.
WARHOL: How did you get the great frog accent?
JODIE FOSTER: Mon dieu, I donât know. I go to a French lycĂ©e. Itâs great, man. All the teachers are like 21 or 22 and have long hair and beards and everything. Being in this school, you donât have to do anything.
'Jodie Foster Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions' | WIRED
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đ· Director Filmography (pictured with Martin Scorsese) âïž
Director [TV]
1988 ~ 'Tales From The Darkside' [Episode : 'Do Not Open This Box']
2013 â 2014 ~ 'Orange Is the New Black' [Episodes : 'Lesbian Request Denied' & 'Thirsty Bird')
2014 ~ 'House Of Cards' [Episode : 'Chapter 22']
2017 ~ 'Black Mirror' [Episode : 'Arkangel']
2020 ~ 'Tales From The Loop' [Episode : 'Home']
2013 â 2014 ~ 'Orange Is the New Black' [Episodes : 'Lesbian Request Denied' & 'Thirsty Bird')
2014 ~ 'House Of Cards' [Episode : 'Chapter 22']
2017 ~ 'Black Mirror' [Episode : 'Arkangel']
2020 ~ 'Tales From The Loop' [Episode : 'Home']
Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster shooting 'The Silence Of The Lambs'
Director [Film]
1991 ~ 'Little Man Tate'
1995 ~ 'Home For The Holidays'
2011 ~ 'The Beaver'
2016 ~ 'Money Monster'
Jodie Foster with Holly Hunter whom she directed in 'Home For The Holidays'
To date, two films that Jodie Foster has appeared in have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant : Martin Scorsese's crime drama 'Taxi Driver' (1976) in 1994 and Jonathan Demme's crime horror 'The Silence Of The Lambs' (1991) in 2011.
